Location Independent: I look down on him (Indicates Backpacker) because I am location independent.

Backpacker: I look up to him (Location Independent) because he is Location Independent; but I look down on him (Cubicle Worker) because he is a Cubicle Worker. I am a Backpacker.

Cubicle Worker: I work for a living. I look up to them both. But I don’t look up to him (Backpacker) as much as I look up to him (Location Independent), because he also works for a living.

Location Independent: I work for a living, but sometimes I am unable to travel as much. So sometimes I look up to him (Backpacker).

Backpacker: I still look up to him (Location Independent) because although I can travel more, I wash my underwear in a sink. But I can still travel for longer than him (Cubicle Worker) so I still look down on him.

Cubicle Worker: I know my place. I look up to them both; but while I am unable to travel as much, I am honest, industrious and trustworthy. Had I the inclination, I could look down on them. But I don’t.

Backpacker: We all know our place, but what do we get out of it?

Location Independent: I get a feeling of superiority over them.

Backpacker: I get a feeling of inferiority from him, (Location Independent), but a feeling of superiority over him (Cubicle Worker).

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